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French Broad Wee-Heavy-est Belgian Scotch Ale


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A Scotch Ale brewed by
French Broad Brewing Co.

Asheville, North Carolina USA

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593.59/5.03.57/5.0Special9%70.7Thistle P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Wee Heavy-est is a "kicked up" version of our ever popular Wee Heavy-er with the added twist of Belgian yeast.

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wcudwight (10), USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/510/104/518/20
Jan 1, 2008  
Dark brown in color with a short lived khaki head. Wet lacing sticks to the sides of the glass. Aroma is a mixture of peat and Begian bananna. Suprisingly this works well. Sweet roasted malts mixed with the Belgian yeast in the flavor. Medium to full bodied with a smooth palate. Interesting take on the style that French Broad pulls off well.


 Jmichael (581), Asheville, North Carolina, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Nov 26, 2007  
definitly one of the best French Broads to date, Drew is pumping out the good stuff at French Broad, very similiar to the Wee-heavy but you notice the belgian yeast and a bit sweeter with the added belgian sugar. It is good.


 dolemite77 (167), Maryville, Tennessee, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/518/20
Nov 24, 2007  
Picked up a 22 oz at the brewery (stop in and see Chris and Drew if you are near Biltmore Estate!). The only thing I can say bad about this beer is that the head didn’t stick around long... so what... it’s a 9% beer, but drinks as easy as any other French Broad beer. Scotch ale with the aroma of a Belgian. I hope they keep brewing this one.


 Suttree (2335), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/105/516/20
Dec 2, 2007  
Very dark brown, or maybe even black. Thin beige head. Very nice aroma of honey, molasses, brown sugar and dark bread. Great palate. Very rich, with big bready flavors mixed with fruit - figs, maybe? plus prune and raisin, combined with some earthy notes. Very tasty.


 BückDich (4558), Boise, Idaho, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/515/20
Nov 27, 2007  
Bottle: Dark amber color, ruby edges, nice tan head and lacing. The nose is nutty and bright with some caramel and light roast, a bit of nutmeg and burnt toast. The mouthfeel has a nice moderate body and a creamy texture. Balanced with explosive pine flavors, belgian yeast and sweet malts. Nice combo. Thanks Chad.




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